1. 比赛，竞赛，竞争
2. 争论，争辩
3. 斗争，决斗，冲突，搏斗
4. 竞选
5. 争夺
6. 竞赛是英国制造的驱逐舰

1. 争论，争辩，辩驳，争议，辩论
2. 竞争，角逐，比赛，竞赛
3. 斗争
4. 争风吃醋
5. 与…竞赛
6. 对…提出质疑，对…表示异议，怀疑
7. 争夺；争取赢得；争取；力争
8. 奋斗

1. vi. & vt. 争夺,竞争 fight for; struggle for; compete for

1. [C]比赛,竞赛,竞争 competition
2. [C]搏斗,争论,纷争 contention

1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

2. a struggle between rivals

1. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;

   "They contested the outcome of the race"
   

1.竞赛;比赛
Acontest is a competition or game in which people try to win.

e.g. Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
e.g. ...a writingcontest.
写作比赛

2.(权力或控制权的)争夺，竞争
Acontest is a struggle to win power or control.

e.g. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidentialcontest...
定于11月举行的州选举将是明年总统竞选前最后一次此类投票选举。
e.g. ...a clearcontest between church and state.
教会与政府之间明显的争斗

3.争取赢得(选举、比赛等);角逐
If someonecontests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it.

e.g. He quickly won his party's nomination tocontest the elections.
他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
e.g. ...a closely contested regional flower show.
各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展

4.争辩;对…提出异议
If youcontest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable.

contest的意思

e.g. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order tocontest the case...
你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
e.g. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

1. contest的近义词

1. 比赛：基督徒作家协会(Christian Writer Guild)且推出4C是他们的特色:课程(Courses),大会(Conference), 文学奖比赛(contest),看稿(Critiques). 看稿师傅的设立,则和我们了解的属灵师傅不同,完全以看稿为主,且是按照页数多少来收费($40/1-5 页,

2. 竞争：证明,证实 联想记忆:考试(test)常常让人着急上火(testy),引人反感(detest),甚至抗议(protest),但是,迄今为止还没有找到比考试更好de办法来进行公平de竞争(contest),从而公平地证明(attest)你我他de实力.

3. contest

3. 竞赛：再如,改变整节课全部由教师讲解的教学形式,而是根据教学内容由教师提出问题,学生进行小组讨论(Pair work,Group Discussion),课文复述(Story Retelling),采访(Interview),辩论(Debate),演讲(Speech),游戏(Game),竞赛(contest)等形式,让学生乐中

4. 赛：(十) 假如你校学生会(Students' Union)要举办一次英语演讲比赛(contest),请你用英语写一篇书面通知,以便张贴到布告栏上. 通知须包括以下内容:

1. How many people are contesting this seat on the city council?
   有多少人在竞争市议会的这个席位?
2. They contested every point.
   他们逐点进行争论。
3. He's contesting the election next week.
   他在争取下周当选。
4. I intend to contest the judge's decision in another court.
   我打算在另一个法庭上反驳法官的裁决。
5. The soldiers contested every inch of land.
   士兵们寸土必争。
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6. The prize was hotly contested.
   对奖品的竞争很激烈。
7. The referee's decision was contested by the loser.
   负方对裁判的裁决有异议。

1. We entered a fishing contest.
   我们参加了钓鱼比赛。
2. She took the first place in the beauty contest.
   她在选美比赛中得了第一名。
3. He won the contest for the deputy leadership.
   他在副职竞争中获胜。
4. This is man's contest with nature.
   这是人与大自然的搏斗。

contest against (v.+prep.)

与…竞争 compete against (others)
contest against sb/sth

They contested against unreasonable regulations.

他们反对不合理的规定。

She had to contest against a very strong opponent for the championship.

她必须与强手角逐争夺冠军。

contest for (v.+prep.)

为获得…而竞争 try to win (sth such as a prize or trade) in competition with (sb or sth)
contest for sth

They contested for the position of minister of foreign affairs.

他们在竞争外交部长的职位。

The two teams were contesting for the cup.

两队在争夺奖杯。

The crow contested one another for nesting territory.

乌鸦互相争夺筑巢之地。

contest with (v.+prep.)

与…作斗争 fight against (sb or sth)
contest with sb/sth

He was reluctant to contest with Mag.

他不愿与玛格竞争。

The two boys with each other to see who was better.

两个孩子较量比个高低。

I had to contest with deep-rooted prejudice.

我得和根深蒂固的偏见作斗争。

• He was, without contest, As grand a Rebel as the best.

  出自：Edward Ward

• For Forms of Government let Fools contest.

  出自：Pope

1. contest的本意是“争论”,现代英语中可指任何善意或恶意的旨在较量能力、力量、耐力、策略、技艺的争斗与竞争,也指在竞赛中一个人的娴熟技巧或优越性可以毫无保留地展示出来。主要用于竞选、辩论、比赛场合。
2. contest可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语；用作不及物动词时常与介词 against 连用表示“与…竞争”,与介词for连用表示“为获得…而竞争”,与介词with连用表示“与…作斗争”。

contest, compete, contend

这组词的共同意思是“争论,竞争”。其区别在于:

compete指在体育或辩论等需竞争的活动中,为征服或取胜而进行的努力,有时暗示在奖赏的鼓励或刺激下进行竞争; 而contend暗示竞争的紧张程度，通常指双方成功的机会相等,所以,为取胜或征服对方,就需要艰苦的努力,强调奋斗或斗争的必要性; contest则指在竞争中毫无保留地展示自己,比如在总统竞选中,双方尽力展示自己的优势,以战胜对方。

contest, competition, emulation, race

这组词的共同意思是“竞赛,竞争”。其区别在于：

1.race可用在大选中的竞争。

2.competition指在某项目或某次比赛中与对手所进行的“较量与竞争”,也可指“竞争的对手”。例如:

Competition between business firms keeps prices down.商业公司之间的竞争使价格下降。

At the Olympic Games our representatives were in competition with the best swimmers from all parts of the world.我们的代表队在奥运会上与世界各地的最佳游泳选手角逐。

3.emulation意为“竞赛”,多指抽象的竞争,指在相互仿效的情况下,形成赶超局面,以努力取胜的竞争。例如:

The workers in this factory work hard in emulation of the workers in other factories.这工厂的工人努力工作以赶超其他厂的工人。

The young man worked hard in emulation of his famous father.这位年轻人努力工作,要迎头赶上他出名的父亲。

4.contest多用于有评判委员会的“比赛”。例如:

The newspaper is now running an enormous scenario contest.这家报纸正在举办大型电影剧本创作竞赛。

He won the contest for the deputy leadership.他在副手竞争中获胜。

compete，contend，contest，rival

这些动词均可表示“竞争”之意。

compete普通用词，含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争，也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。

contend指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力，强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。

contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。

rival指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中，谁都想战胜或比得上对手。

competition，contest，match

这些名词均有“比赛，竞争”之意。

competition多指体育运动中的各项比赛、角逐，也指知识、技巧等方面的竞赛。

contest多指在音乐、书法、演讲等方面所进行的比赛或竞争。其结果，由评判委员会裁决。

match通常指体育运动项目的比赛，隐含势均力敌意味。

• ☆ 1600年左右进入英语，直接源自法语的contester，意为反对，争论；最初源自拉丁语的contestari：com （一起） + testari (见证），意为一起见证，证明。